Hired

[TransMonk]

Valentine would have made me far more interested in the Brewers than I want or need to be. Right now I'm pretty indifferent to them.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That's how I am with the Phillies. Although I live in their territory, to me they're just another out-of-town team, albeit one that's become very annoying over the last four seasons.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Rodriguez is staying with the Marlins.

[TransMonk]

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/39989425/ns/sports-player_news/

[Frayed Knot]

So figuring that the Rangers will re-up Ron Washington, that leaves the entire planet of candidates up to us and the presumably budget-conscious Pirates.

TEAM	Mgr - Sept �10	STATUS / Updated	Mgr (NEW) 2011
A�s	B. Geren	Option Picked up for 2011	B. Geren
ANGELS	M. Scoscia	Under Contract thru 2018	M. Scoscia
ASTROS	B. Mills	Under Contract thru 2012	B. Mills
BLUE JAYS	C. Gaston	Retired	J. Farrell
BRAVES	B. Cox	Retired	F. Gonzalez
BREWERS	K. Macha	Fired	R. Roenicke
CARDINALS	T. LaRussa	Unsigned - Re-upped for 1 yr + option	T. LaRussa
CUBS	M. Quade	Interim - Signed 2 yr deal 10/19	M. Quade
D�BACKS	K. Gibson	Interim - Signed 2/yr deal on 10/4	K. Gibson
DODGERS	J. Torre	Retired	D. Mattingly
GIANTS	B. Bochy	Under Contract thru 2011	B. Bochy
INDIANS	M. Acta	Under Contract thru 2012	M. Acta
MARINERS	D. Brown	Interim	E. Wedge
MARLINS	E. Rodriguez	Interim - Rcv'd extension thru 2011	E. Rodriguez
METS	J. Manuel	Fired	---
NATIONALS	J. Riggleman	Renewed w/contract thru 2011	J. Riggleman
ORIOLES	B. Showalter	Under contract thru 2013	B. Showalter
PADRES	B. Black	Under Contract thru 2013	B. Black
PHILLIES	C. Manuel	Under Contract thru 2011	C. Manuel
PIRATES	J. Russell	Fired	---
RANGERS	R. Washington	Unsigned	---
RAYS	J. Maddon	Under Contract thru 2012	J. Maddon
RED SOX	T. Francona	Under Contract thru 2011	T. Francona
REDS	D. Baker	Unsigned - Rcv'd 2/yr extension on 10/4	D. Baker
ROCKIES	J. Tracy	Under Contract thru 2012	J. Tracy
ROYALS	N Yost	Under Contract thru 2012	N. Yost
TIGERS	J. Leyland	Under Contract thru 2011	J. Leyland
TWINS	R. Gardenhire	Under Contract thru 2011	R. Gardenhire
WHITE SOX	O. Guillen	Under Contract thru 2011	O. Guillen
YANKEES	J. Girardi	Unsigned - Resigned for 3 yrs	J. Girardi

Edited November 3, 2010 by Guest

[metirish]

TransMonk wrote: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/39989425/ns/sports-player_news/

Signed just for the one year? , seems a bit bizarre.

[batmagadanleadoff]

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/39989425/ns/sports-player_news/ Signed just for the one year? , seems a bit bizarre.

[metirish]

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/39989425/ns/sports-player_news/ Signed just for the one year? , seems a bit bizarre.

I guess Edwin does look rather old right there, smart move giving just the one year.

[batmagadanleadoff]

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/39989425/ns/sports-player_news/ Signed just for the one year? , seems a bit bizarre. I guess Edwin does look rather old right there, smart move giving just the one year.

It might work out to the benefit of the manager to take a one year deal, so long as the team isn't willing to guarantee the multi-year deal. I don't know what the deal was in Florida, though.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, but he could get hurt. Pull a hammy. Tear a rotator cuff. He needs some security.

[Frayed Knot]

M.I. probably doesn't get the significance of the Alston inference.
In the mid-'50s when then Brooklyn Dodger manager Charlie Dressen was coming off two consecutive pennants and asked for a multi-year contract he was told that the team did not give multi-year deals. When he insisted they told him to walk and, in his place, hired the relatively unknown Walter Alston who then proceeded to manage the Dodgers for 20-some very fruitful years all by way of 20-some consecutive 1-year deals.

Granted that would never be done today but that was the reference.



Speaking of HoF managers, word is out that Sparky Anderson has been placed by his family in hospice care due to complications from dementia.
He is 76.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy DC wrote: Yeah, but he could get hurt. Pull a hammy. Tear a rotator cuff. He needs some security.

But where's the security if the team isn't willing to guarantee the contract? Pull a hammy? They can cut him. No more pay. Tear a rotator cuff? They can cut him. No more pay.

[metirish]

Frayed Knot wrote: M.I. probably doesn't get the significance of the Alston inference. In the mid-'50s when then Brooklyn Dodger manager Charlie Dressen was coming off two consecutive pennants and asked for a multi-year contract he was told that the team did not give multi-year deals. When he insisted they told him to walk and, in his place, hired the relatively unknown Walter Alston who then proceeded to manage the Dodgers for 20-some very fruitful years all by way of 20-some consecutive 1-year deals. Granted that would never be done today but that was the reference. Speaking of HoF managers, word is out that Sparky Anderson has been placed by his family in hospice care due to complications from dementia. He is 76.

I didn't , thanks for the info.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That's somewhat terrifying about Anderson. 76 is barely senior these days.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Anderson looked 76 to me back in '76.

[HahnSolo]

Means he was 36 when he took the Reds to the WS in 1970--I didn't know that. And only 50 when he led the Tigers in '84.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

http://www.freep.com/article/20101103/SPORTS02/101103019/1318/Tigers-legend-Sparky-Anderson-in-hospice-care

Speaking of Sparky, sad news out of Detroit today.

A little goofy to be sure, but he is a very nice man -- and one of my better blog entries.

http://metsguyinmichigan.blogspot.com/2005/10/every-signature-tells-story-sparky.html

[Frayed Knot]

The AL champs reward their guy ... and then there were two.

TEAM	Mgr - Sept �10	STATUS / Updated	Mgr (NEW) 2011
A�s	B. Geren	Option Picked up for 2011	B. Geren
ANGELS	M. Scoscia	Under Contract thru 2018	M. Scoscia
ASTROS	B. Mills	Under Contract thru 2012	B. Mills
BLUE JAYS	C. Gaston	Retired	J. Farrell
BRAVES	B. Cox	Retired	F. Gonzalez
BREWERS	K. Macha	Fired	R. Roenicke
CARDINALS	T. LaRussa	Unsigned - Re-upped for 1 yr + option	T. LaRussa
CUBS	M. Quade	Interim - Signed 2 yr deal 10/19	M. Quade
D�BACKS	K. Gibson	Interim - Signed 2/yr deal on 10/4	K. Gibson
DODGERS	J. Torre	Retired	D. Mattingly
GIANTS	B. Bochy	Under Contract thru 2011	B. Bochy
INDIANS	M. Acta	Under Contract thru 2012	M. Acta
MARINERS	D. Brown	Interim	E. Wedge
MARLINS	E. Rodriguez	Interim - Rcv'd extension thru 2011	E. Rodriguez
METS	J. Manuel	Fired	---
NATIONALS	J. Riggleman	Renewed w/contract thru 2011	J. Riggleman
ORIOLES	B. Showalter	Under contract thru 2013	B. Showalter
PADRES	B. Black	Under Contract thru 2013	B. Black
PHILLIES	C. Manuel	Under Contract thru 2011	C. Manuel
PIRATES	J. Russell	Fired	---
RANGERS	R. Washington	Unsigned - Re-upped thru 2012	R. Washington
RAYS	J. Maddon	Under Contract thru 2012	J. Maddon
RED SOX	T. Francona	Under Contract thru 2011	T. Francona
REDS	D. Baker	Unsigned - Rcv'd 2/yr extension on 10/4	D. Baker
ROCKIES	J. Tracy	Under Contract thru 2012	J. Tracy
ROYALS	N Yost	Under Contract thru 2012	N. Yost
TIGERS	J. Leyland	Under Contract thru 2011	J. Leyland
TWINS	R. Gardenhire	Under Contract thru 2011	R. Gardenhire
WHITE SOX	O. Guillen	Under Contract thru 2011	O. Guillen
YANKEES	J. Girardi	Unsigned - Resigned for 3 yrs	J. Girardi

[Guest Edgy DC]

Mark Connor signs on as Orioles pitching coach, his fourth job under Buck Showalter.

[metirish]

Ken Rosenthal
#Mets hire Roy Smith, Jim D'Aloia from #BlueJays as pro scouts. Smith worked for DePo w #Dodgers. D'Aloia frmr teammate of Ricciardi's. #MLB

[Frayed Knot]

And then there was one!

TEAM	Mgr - Sept �10	STATUS / Updated	Mgr (NEW) 2011
A�s	B. Geren	Option Picked up for 2011	B. Geren
ANGELS	M. Scoscia	Under Contract thru 2018	M. Scoscia
ASTROS	B. Mills	Under Contract thru 2012	B. Mills
BLUE JAYS	C. Gaston	Retired	J. Farrell
BRAVES	B. Cox	Retired	F. Gonzalez
BREWERS	K. Macha	Fired	R. Roenicke
CARDINALS	T. LaRussa	Unsigned - Re-upped for 1 yr + option	T. LaRussa
CUBS	M. Quade	Interim - Signed 2 yr deal 10/19	M. Quade
D�BACKS	K. Gibson	Interim - Signed 2/yr deal on 10/4	K. Gibson
DODGERS	J. Torre	Retired	D. Mattingly
GIANTS	B. Bochy	Under Contract thru 2011	B. Bochy
INDIANS	M. Acta	Under Contract thru 2012	M. Acta
MARINERS	D. Brown	Interim	E. Wedge
MARLINS	E. Rodriguez	Interim - Rcv'd extension thru 2011	E. Rodriguez
METS	J. Manuel	Fired	---
NATIONALS	J. Riggleman	Renewed w/contract thru 2011	J. Riggleman
ORIOLES	B. Showalter	Under contract thru 2013	B. Showalter
PADRES	B. Black	Under Contract thru 2013	B. Black
PHILLIES	C. Manuel	Under Contract thru 2011	C. Manuel
PIRATES	J. Russell	Fired	C. Hurdle
RANGERS	R. Washington	Unsigned - Re-upped thru 2012	R. Washington
RAYS	J. Maddon	Under Contract thru 2012	J. Maddon
RED SOX	T. Francona	Under Contract thru 2011	T. Francona
REDS	D. Baker	Unsigned - Rcv'd 2/yr extension on 10/4	D. Baker
ROCKIES	J. Tracy	Under Contract thru 2012	J. Tracy
ROYALS	N Yost	Under Contract thru 2012	N. Yost
TIGERS	J. Leyland	Under Contract thru 2011	J. Leyland
TWINS	R. Gardenhire	Under Contract thru 2011	R. Gardenhire
WHITE SOX	O. Guillen	Under Contract thru 2011	O. Guillen
YANKEES	J. Girardi	Unsigned - Resigned for 3 yrs	J. Girardi

Seven new managers fill jobs with several others in play and, barring a miracle, Bobby Valentine winds up in none of them.
I would have bet anything that he would have been managing somewhere/anywhere this coming year.

[dgwphotography]

And then there was one:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/baseball/mlb/11/14/hurdle.pirates/index.html?eref=sihp

[Guest Edgy DC]

Ryne Sandberg, almost three decades after Dallas Green stole him from the Phillies to make him an all-time Cubbie hero, is returning to the Phillie organization to manage the AAA Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

And then there was one: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/baseball/mlb/11/14/hurdle.pirates/index.html?eref=sihp

Why Hurdle chose the Pirates. Sometimes, there really isn't a decision.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Kevin Baez hired to manage the Ducks.

[Frayed Knot]

MoY hardware gets Gardenhire a 2-year extension

TEAM	Mgr - Sept �10	STATUS / Updated	Mgr (NEW) 2011
A�s	B. Geren	Option Picked up for 2011	B. Geren
ANGELS	M. Scoscia	Under Contract thru 2018	M. Scoscia
ASTROS	B. Mills	Under Contract thru 2012	B. Mills
BLUE JAYS	C. Gaston	Retired	J. Farrell
BRAVES	B. Cox	Retired	F. Gonzalez
BREWERS	K. Macha	Fired	R. Roenicke
CARDINALS	T. LaRussa	Unsigned - Re-upped for 1 yr + option	T. LaRussa
CUBS	M. Quade	Interim - Signed 2 yr deal 10/19	M. Quade
D�BACKS	K. Gibson	Interim - Signed 2/yr deal on 10/4	K. Gibson
DODGERS	J. Torre	Retired	D. Mattingly
GIANTS	B. Bochy	Under Contract thru 2011	B. Bochy
INDIANS	M. Acta	Under Contract thru 2012	M. Acta
MARINERS	D. Brown	Interim	E. Wedge
MARLINS	E. Rodriguez	Interim - Rcv'd extension thru 2011	E. Rodriguez
METS	J. Manuel	Fired	---
NATIONALS	J. Riggleman	Renewed w/contract thru 2011	J. Riggleman
ORIOLES	B. Showalter	Under contract thru 2013	B. Showalter
PADRES	B. Black	Under Contract thru 2013	B. Black
PHILLIES	C. Manuel	Under Contract thru 2011	C. Manuel
PIRATES	J. Russell	Fired	C. Hurdle
RANGERS	R. Washington	Unsigned - Re-upped thru 2012	R. Washington
RAYS	J. Maddon	Under Contract thru 2012	J. Maddon
RED SOX	T. Francona	Under Contract thru 2011	T. Francona
REDS	D. Baker	Unsigned - Rcv'd 2/yr extension on 10/4	D. Baker
ROCKIES	J. Tracy	Under Contract thru 2012	J. Tracy
ROYALS	N Yost	Under Contract thru 2012	N. Yost
TIGERS	J. Leyland	Under Contract thru 2011	J. Leyland
TWINS	R. Gardenhire	Under Contract thru [crossout]2011[/crossout] 2013	R. Gardenhire
WHITE SOX	O. Guillen	Under Contract thru 2011	O. Guillen
YANKEES	J. Girardi	Unsigned - Resigned for 3 yrs	J. Girardi

[Guest Edgy DC]

Wow, the last decapitated team on the landscape.

[HahnSolo]

Edgy DC wrote: Kevin Baez hired to manage the Ducks.

The Guy Said Kevin Baez!

What does it say about Kevin Baez's career that whenever I hear his name the first thing I think of is Lunchbucket's old song parody about him?

[metirish]

The Mets have resigned LHP Mike O'Connor to a minor league deal....who?

[Guest Edgy DC]

HahnSolo wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Kevin Baez hired to manage the Ducks. The Guy Said Kevin Baez! What does it say about Kevin Baez's career that whenever I hear his name the first thing I think of is Lunchbucket's old song parody about him?

"The Guy Said 'Kevin Baez'" sank in a sea of bitterness.